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Thanks Kelly. I have asked for a copy of the contrac...

  1. Subcontracting with no contract

Thanks Kelly. I have asked for a copy of the contract so hopefully that will come through soon. They are a local authority so I'm not sure if different rules apply. This is also training apprentice...

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Subcontracting with no contract

  1. Further education and training providers

Hi, we are a main provider but we also subcontract to another main provider. We have never received a contract, is there anything I can do officially to insist on this? We are also paid around 50% ...

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Practical period end date

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Thank you for your replies, f

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I think I'm still confused. A skill scan shows prior...

  1. P25.5.2 - reduce total price

I think I'm still confused. A skill scan shows prior knowledge of 6% for one of our new apprentices due to start in September. After a full discussion with him it is evident that his skills lie wit...

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Nicola McCallum commented,

Ah OK! So we would reduce funding by 5% and duration...

  1. P25.5.2 - reduce total price

Ah OK! So we would reduce funding by 5% and duration by 10%?

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P41.2 - OTJ training.

  1. Further education and training providers

41.2 states that OTJ can include: Practical training, shadowing, mentoring, industry visits and participation in competitions, where the activity has been agreed and documented as part of the agree...

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P25.5.2 - reduce total price

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I'm looking for clarification on P25.5.2. Am I right in understanding if the RPL calculation is say 10%, you reduce duration and funding by 5%, whereas before the new rules you would have reduced b...

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Nicola McCallum commented,

We are having the same issue. We need to ensure we d...

  1. Gas Operative Standard RPL

We are having the same issue. We need to ensure we deliver all training as it's regulated but this contradicts RPL. I have been advised by our ESFA SEO: If there are regulatory requirements that sp...

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New funding rule P39.4 progress reviews/on-programme...

  1. Further education and training providers

Can someone please clarify. OTJ training hours should not include time taken to complete curriculum assessments; for example we train gas engineers, they receive training on bending copper and usin...